RIVIERA ESTATE WHERE GRACE KELLY LOVED TO RELAX LISTED FOR €11.5M
SALE! FOR
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TRANSIT The European Commission has warned that there have been cases where UK citizens who have retained post-Brexit rights as legal residents of EU member states have encountered problems when transiting Schengen states on their way to the EU country where they reside. The EU has issued a
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rincess Grace Kelly of Monaco frequented this remarkable estate througout the 1980s,
on visits to the Roumilly family, who she is believed to have befriended at one of their extravagant parties. She gifted several statues to the property, two of which remain. Les Moulins du Villars, near
the village of Gilette, was built in 1970 on the site of a 14th- century olive mill, by Count Jean Fernand Joseph Gouin de Roumilly. On the banks of the
River Latti which once powered the mills’ wheels, the estate was created using the local natural rock. It is also home to the Villars Spring, said to have curative powers, and which Grace Kelly found soothing. The property changed hands
in the early 1990s and the new owner spared no expense in transforming the gardens. The current owners bought Les Moulins in 2006, later completely transforming it in 2010. The seven-bedroom home is surrounded by a 600m2
estate of olive groves and fruit trees. The four-storey main building has two living rooms, a wine cellar, four bedroom suites, two guest suites with a terrace each and a cliff -side swimming pool. The estate also includes a semi-restored ruin that can be used as an events venue, as well as two further guest suites and a garage. Just a 30-minute drive
from Nice and 50 minutes from Monaco, the luxurious home is for sale at €11.5m with Sotheby’s International Realty.
WHAT’S ON IN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023
document (identifi ed as number 11894/23 dated 14 July 2023), “to remind member states of the applicable rules with regard to UK nationals that are benefi ciaries of the withdrawal agreement.”
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER PARIS CITY OF LIGHTS At the darkest time of the year, it’s time to light up your life! Start your festive celebrations in the capital, ideally on the Champs Elysées, which has the most lavish lights. Then head for the window displays in the city’s grands magasins – the Christmas tree suspended from Galeries Lafayette’s Art Nouveau stained-glass dome is a sight to behold!
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER ACROSS FRANCE CHRISTMAS MARKETS Where else can you witness spectacular Christmas lights, source unique gifts for your friends and family, enjoy seasonal gourmet treats, warm yourself up with a mulled wine or hot chocolate, and maybe even glide across a temporary ice rink set up in a beautiful French square? Make sure you have a French christmas market in your diary this year!
12 FRENCH PROPERTY NEWS: November/December 2023
7-10 DECEMBER LYON FÊTE DES LUMIÈRES Over four magical evenings, Lyon becomes the new city of lights with a festival that was originally aimed at expressing gratitude to the Virgin Mary. Throughout the streets candles are lit in windows, the Fourvière Basilica is illuminated in diff erent colours and the Place des Terreaux hosts a fantastic light show.
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2 DECEMBER - 7 JANUARY NORMANDY BALADE ENCHANTÉE À L’ARBORETUM Surely one of the best things to do in the winter months is to go for a walk in a beautifully illuminated forest. Harcourt Arboretum’s annual ‘Merveilleux’ event will see the trails light up with thousands of twinkling lights, creating a magical atmosphere worthy of a festive fairytale.
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